Accessibility of ICT must be ensured including internal sites and softwares used. Government thinks it can provide websites in audio, which is absurd. Accessibility with screen readers has to be ensured.
On another note, I still wonder, for example, why even now, despite wheeled trollies being the norm for travellers, most of the railway stations don't have slopes? Rajesh A-pilll = Action coupled with Positivity, Interest, Love, Logic and laughter. -----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of avinash shahi Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 11:09 AM To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] Economic Times Editorial: Why government’s Accessible India campaign is an excellent idea agreed sir. In fact ramps/lifts which are undoubtedly needed to make travel easier for the people with locomotor disabilities. However we should be mindful of the fact that the accessibility needs of other disabled communities is not overlooked. On 10/23/15, Asudani, Rajesh <rajeshasud...@rbi.org.in> wrote: > A good initiative. > Unless something can be measured, it hardly has anything impact. > > However, I am afraid accessibility is often touted for physically > challenged. > Accessibility for sensorily challenged like blind and deaf is subtle and > does not figure adequately in policy makers minds. > > > सादर / With thanks & Regards > राजेश आसुदानी Rajesh Asudani > सहायक महाप्रबन्धक AGM > बाजार आसूचना ईकाई MIU > भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक Reserve Bank of India > नागपुर Nagpur > > 0712 2806846 > > President > VIBEWA > Co-Moderator > VIB-India > > A-pilll = Action coupled with Positivity, Interest, Love, Logic and > laughter. > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of avinash shahi > Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 1:22 PM > To: accessindia > Subject: [AI] Economic Times Editorial: Why government’s Accessible India > campaign is an excellent idea > > http://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/et-editorials/why-governments-accessible-india-campaign-is-an-excellent-idea/ > The government’s plan to rate public and private companies for > disabled-friendly initiatives as part of the ‘Accessible India’ > campaign is an excellent idea. Hiring policies in India are generally > skewed against disabled people. So, such a ‘policy corrective’ can be > a great catalyst to establish a more level-playing ground. The > proposed index will reward companies that are > differently-abled-friendly by giving them credits for initiatives. > This is welcome. Apart from HR policies, physical infrastructure — > which includes office buildings and public transport — should also be > made accessible to differently-abled people. > The government must retrofit the Accessible India campaign to its > ‘smart cities’ plan. The US has set stringent technical standards on > infrastructure for the disabled, ranging from the slope of a ramp to > the height of a bathroom basin. The intent — to remove any barrier to > the “full and equal enjoyment” for their goods and services — is > unquestionable. The Americans with Disabilities Act also bars > companies from discriminating against employees with disabilities. > India enacted the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, > Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act in 1995. But its > enforcement has been weak. Having ratified the UN convention on the > rights of persons with disabilities back in 2007, the government > should now swiftly adopt the new, more robust law that guarantees the > rights of disabled persons. And enforcement must be stringent, with > society sensitised to their needs. State governments must chip in, > too. > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. 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